Apparatus for locking the tilting angle of body inversion exercise equipment

ABSTRACT

A body inversion exercise equipment comprises a base frame which has two connect boards at top end. A rotatable assembly has two connect bars pivoted to the connect boards of the base frame for free rotating. A holder assembly is disposed at the rotatable assembly for holding a user on the rotatable assembly, and two locking assemblies are disposed at the position between the connect boards and the connect bars by means of an axial rod passing through them. The locking assembly has an adjustment piece and a position piece. The adjustment piece is rotatable relative to the axial rod. The adjustment piece has a guiding slot, openings and an adjusting bar. The position piece connects to the rotatable assembly for rotating along with the rotatable assembly. The position piece has a pin can insert into one of the openings of the adjustment piece to lock the tilting angle of the rotatable assembly.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to an exercise equipment, and moreparticularly to an apparatus for locking the tilting angle of a bodyinversion exercise equipment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The conventional body training equipments, such asmulti-functions training machine, treadmill, abdominal training device,are for training muscles and enhancing cardiopulmonary capacity of user.Another type of body training equipment, the body inversion exerciseequipment, was designed for helping user standing upside down. In upsidedown status, the gravity will draw user's spine. So, the body inversionexercise equipment also has a function of helping healthy.

[0003] The body inversion exercise equipment has an ankle holder tosecure user on the equipment. For the first time user who cannot controlthe tilting angle or simply just scared, he/she may tilt to the maximumangle of the machine suddenly. It might make the user refusing to usethe machine again; furthermore, suddenly upside down may hurt the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The primary object of the present invention is to provide a bodyinversion exercise equipment, which can adjust and lock the titlingangle of the inversion exercise equipment as user wants.

[0005] According to the object of the present invention, a bodyinversion exercise equipment comprises a base frame. A rotatableassembly is pivoted on the base frame for free rotating. A holderassembly is for holding a user on the rotatable assembly, and at leastone locking assembly is disposed at the position of the rotatableassembly pivoting to the base frame. The locking assembly has anadjustment piece and a position piece. The adjustment piece is rotatableand has openings thereon. The position piece connects to the rotatableassembly for rotating along with the rotatable assembly. The positionpiece slidably disposes a pin thereon corresponding to the openings ofthe adjustment piece.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a prefer embodiment of the presentinvention, showing a locking assembly being to mount on the bodyinversion exercise equipment;

[0007]FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the locking assembly of the preferembodiment of the present invention;

[0008]FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the present invention, showing thebody inversion exercise equipment in the initial position;

[0009]FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the present invention, showingbody inversion exercise equipment tilting about 120 degrees;

[0010]FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the present invention, showingbody inversion exercise equipment tilting about 180 degrees, and FIG. 6is a perspective view, showing the locking assembly of the presentinvention mounted on another type of body inversion exercise equipment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the prefer embodiment of thepresent invention provides a body inversion exercise equipment 10, whichcomprises a base frame 11, a rotatable assembly 21, a holder assembly 31and two locking assembly 41.

[0012] The base frame 11 has two lag frames, which dispose two connectboards 12 at the top ends thereof respectively. Each of the connectboards 12 disposes a pin 13 respectively.

[0013] The rotatable assembly 21 has a seat pad 22 and a back pad 23.Two connect bars 24 have ends secured at the opposite sides of the seatpad 22 and the other ends pivoted at the connect boards 12 of the baseframe 11, such that the rotatable assembly 21 can be turned relative tothe base frame 11.

[0014] The holder assembly 31 has a main bar 32 and a pressing bar 33.The main bar 32 has an end thereof secured to the seat pad 22 of therotatable assembly 21. A locking ring 34 is pivoted at the main bar 32.The pressing bar 33 has an end thereof pivoted at the distal end of themain bar 32 to be turned relative to the main bar 32. The pressing bar32 has position blocks 35 thereon arranged as a line in equidistance.The locking ring 34 can be turned to position in between two of theposition blocks 35 to secure the pressing bar 33, such that the pressingbar 33 can press user's ankles to secure user on the rotatable assembly21.

[0015] Please refer to FIG. 2, the locking assemblies 41 are provided atbetween the connect boards 12 and the connect bars 24 respectively. Eachof the locking assemblies 41 mainly has a position piece 42 and anadjustment piece 43. An axial rod 44 is to pass through the connectboard 12, the adjustment piece 43, the position piece 42 and the connectbar 24 in sequence and to mesh with a nut. The adjustment piece 43 isrotatable relative to the connect board 12 and the position piece 42.The adjustment piece 43 has opening 431 and a semi-circular guiding slot432 thereon. An adjusting bar 45 is disposed at the edge of theadjustment piece 43 for facilitating user to grip it to turn theadjustment piece 43. The position piece 42 is secured to the connect bar24, such that the position piece 42 will be turned along with theconnect bar 24. The position piece 42 has a pin 46. The pins 13 and 46of the connect board 12 and the position piece 42 are corresponding tothe opposite ends of the openings 431 of the adjustment piece 43.

[0016] Please refer to FIGS. from FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, when the rotatableassembly 21 is tilting, the connect bars 24 and the position piece 42 ofthe locking assembly 41 will be turned along with it. While user wantsto stop tilting, he/she just needs to press the pins 13 and 46 of theconnect board 12 and the position piece 42 to make the pins 46respectively inserting into two of the openings 431 of the adjustmentpiece 43, such that the rotatable assembly 21 will be secured at thepresent tilting angle.

[0017] Furthermore, user can grip the adjusting bar 45 to turn theadjustment piece 43 for the openings 431 thereon locating at differentangle range. Thus, please compare to the FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the rangesof the tilting angle of the rotatable assembly 21, where the lockingassembly 41 can lock the rotatable assembly 21, can be chosen by user.

[0018]FIG. 6 shows the locking assembly 41 of the present invention isdisposed at a conventional body inversion exercise equipment 10A, whichprovide the conventional body inversion exercise equipment having thelocking functions of the present invention as described above.

What is claimed is:
 1. A body inversion exercise equipment, comprising:a base frame; a rotatable assembly pivoted on said base frame for freerotating relative to said base frame; a holder assembly disposed at saidrotatable assembly for holding a user on said rotatable assembly, and atleast one locking assembly disposed at the position of said rotatableassembly pivoting to said base frame; said locking assembly having anadjustment piece and a position piece; said adjustment piece beingrotatable relative to said rotatable assembly; said adjustment piecehaving openings thereon; said position piece connecting to saidrotatable assembly for rotating along with said rotatable assembly; saidposition piece slidably disposing a pin thereon corresponding to saidopenings of said adjustment piece.
 2. The body inversion exerciseequipment as defined in claim 1, wherein said base frame has two legframes and two connect boards disposed at the top ends of said legframes respectively, each of said connect board slidably disposed a pin.3. The body inversion exercise equipment as defined in claim 1, whereinsaid adjustment piece further has a curved guiding slot thereon, and theopenings are arranged in equidistance.
 4. The body inversion exerciseequipment as defined in claim 1, wherein said rotatable assembly has twoconnect bars, which has ends fastening to the opposite sides of saidrotatable assembly respectively, and the other ends thereof pivoted atsaid base frame.
 5. The holder assembly of a body inversion exerciseequipment as defined in claim 1, wherein said adjustment piece furtherhas an adjusting bar thereon.